All City & finance articles – Page 273
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NewsAgenda: Next and Morrisons post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days with third-quarter trading updates from Next and Morrisons both on the agenda.
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NewsSelfridges profits hit by £300m Oxford Street revamp
Selfridges has suffered a dip in full-year profits after investing heavily in revamping its flagship Oxford Street store.
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NewsDebenhams like-for-likes and profits edge up in full-year
Debenhams’ like-for-like sales and profits have crept up as its strategy to rebalance towards non-clothing starts to pay off.
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NewsToday in retail: Government responds to BHS inquiry
The Government has responded to the parliamentary select commitee inquiries into BHS and the message to retailers, and other businesses, is that they are going to be under scrutiny.
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NewsShoe Zone sales drop as it shutters loss-making stores
Shoe Zone expects full-year sales to drop by about 4% as it presses ahead with plans to shutter loss-making stores.
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NewsCarpetright suffers fall in first-half like-for-likes
Carpetright has posted a drop in like-for-likes during its first half and warned that the fall in the value of the sterling will dent margins.
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NewsEx-Tesco trio to stand trial for fraud next September
The three former Tesco executives charged with fraud over the grocer’s £263m accounting scandal will stand trial next September.
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NewsAgenda: Debenhams and Carpetright post updates
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days as Debenhams prepares to unveil full year figures and Carpetright posts its latest quarterly update.
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NewsFive takeaways from Carrefour's third-quarter update
Carrefour’s third-quarter results revealed it is moving in the right direction in many markets, with operations in France in particular making gains.
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NewsHotel Chocolat gets ‘credible approaches’ to expand abroad
Hotel Chocolat boss Angus Thirlwell says the retailer has been inundated with “credible approaches” from potential international partners since floating, as it mulls overseas expansion.
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OpinionOpinion: C&A, Littlewoods, BHS… don’t let it happen to M&S
Here’s a little brain teaser for you. Complete the following sequence: C&A, Littlewoods, Woolworths, BHS and…?
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NewsTravis Perkins warns on profits but consumer sales strong
Wickes owner Travis Perkins has warned group profits will be below market expectations, but third-quarter sales at its consumer business rose.
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NewsHotel Chocolat tastes success as full-year profits jump
Hotel Chocolat has posted soaring full-year profits and plans to open five more stores before Christmas.
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AnalysisTimeline: How Sainsbury's won the race for Argos
Sainsbury’s pulled off the biggest retail deal of the year when it sealed the £1.4bn acquisition of Argos owner Home Retail Group after a tussle for control.
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OpinionOpinion: Tesco shows the way to golden quarter success
As the golden quarter gets under way, Tesco looks the best placed it has been in years to celebrate a happy Christmas.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Tesco vs Unilever price fight
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Tesco’s stand-off over increases in product prices from Unilever due to sterling’s fall in value
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AnalysisAsos: Amazing stats hold lessons for other retailers
Fashion specialist Asos positions itself as a “global fashion destination for 20-somethings” and generally executes that ambition consummately.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Coupe slams 'nonsensical' Argos critics
Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe has described it as “nonsensical” to suggest that Argos will not work alongside the grocer’s existing offer.
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NewsGap to scrap Banana Republic fascia in the UK
Gap has confirmed it will close all its Banana Republic stores in the UK, but will continue to trade the business online.
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NewsAsos boss Beighton: 'It’s more of the same from the GMB'
Asos’s Nick Beighton has hit back at an attack from union GMB claiming the fast-fashion retailer was “coining it in”.